NAPLAN literacy results slide

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published August 18, 2014

NAPLAN literacy results have slipped, with "a substantial increase" in the number of students scoring a zero because they may have found the test confusing.

SYDNEY, Aug 18 - The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), which runs NAPLAN, is investigating problems with the ...

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